Combined bottle-stopper and extractor.



No. 783,658. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

A. P. WATT.

COMBINED BOTTLE STOPPER AND EXTRAGTOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2. 1904.

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ANDREW P. YVATT, OF BALTIMORE, IVIARYLANL).

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,658, dated February 28, 1905.

Application filed August 2, 1904-. Serial No. 219,213.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW P. WATT, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Combined Bottle-Stopper and Extractor, of which the following is a speeilication.

This invention relates to a combined bottlestopper and extractor, and has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eiiicient stopper of this character capable of being readily withdrawn from the bottle without the aid of a corkscrew or similar tool and without mutilating or otherwise destroying the stopper.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cork 0r stopper having means permancntly attached thereto for extracting the same from-the neck of the bottle, and, further, to provide a novel form of anchoringor tying device for securing said stopper against accidental displacement during transportation or shipment.

A further object of the invention is to permanently attach to one side of the cork or stopper a strip of braid, cord, or similar material, the ends of which are wound in opposite directions around the body of the cork preparatory to inserting the latter in the neck oi the bottle, so that by exerting a slight pull on either terminal of the cord or braid a twist ing or rotary motion will be imparted to the stopper, thereby causing the latter to be quickly extracted without danger of splashing or spilling the contents of the bottle.

A still further object is to provide a novel form of clip for attaching the cord or braid to the body of the cork or stopper.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions, and' minor details of construction may be'resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective view o'lt' a portion of a bottle provided with a stopper or cork constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the stopper or cork detached. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the fastening-clip for securing the cord or braid to the body of the cork. Fig. 4: is a perspective view oi the spring-clip or anchoring device detached; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of a modified form of the invention, illustrating a diflerent manner of winding the cord or braid around the stopper.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the d rawings.

Referring to the drawings, 5 indicates a bottle of the ordinary form and construction, and 6 my ir'nproved stopper, which may be formed of cork, rubber, or other suitable material capable of forming an air-tight closure at the mouth of the bottle. Secured to the side wall of the stopper, at a point adjacent the bottom 01. the latter, is a securing-clip, preferably formed oi a single piece of wire, as shown, the in tern'iediate portion of which is bent on itself to form an eye or loop 7 and thence laterally andinwardly at right angles to the general plane of the loop to form a pair of spaced arms 8, said arms being provided with termi nal spurs or barbs 9, adapted to be driven into the cork, rubber, or other material of which the stopper is formed, so as to prevent accidental displacement ot the clip.

Permanently secured to the cork 6 is the extractor 10, said extractor consisting of a strip of tape, braid, or similar material, the intermediate portion of which passes through the loop or eye 7 and is wound. in opposite directions around the body of the cork, the

ends of the tape or braid being extended above the top of the cork to form terminal handles 11 and 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. By winding the tape or braid around the body of the cork in the manner described the stopper may be readily re moved from the bottle by exerting a slight pull on either terminal of the tape, thereby imparting a twisting or rotary motion to the stopperand causing the latter to be quickly extracted without danger of s 'ilashing or;

clip and adapted to be wound around the body spilling the contents of the bottle. As a means for preventing accidental displacement of the cork I provide an anchoring or tying device, preferably in the form of a collar 13, which encircles the neck of the bottle, as shown. The collar 13 is provided with oppositely-disposed loops 14, the ends of which terminate in depending spring-clamps 15, which bear against the neck of the bottle and engage the terminals 11 and 12 of the tape or braid, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. In practice the tape or braid is wound in opposite directions around the body of the stopper and said stopper introduced in the neck of the bottle. The free ends of the tape are then passed across the top of the stopper and through the loops 14:, the terminals 11 and 12 being again passed over the top of the stop per and thence downwardly over the neck of the bottle and fastened beneath the spring clamps 15. To remove the stopper, the terminals 11 and 12 are released from the springclamps and either terminal given a slight pull, when the stopper will be released in the manner before described.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings I have shown a modified form of the invention, in which the extractor is in the form of a cord 16, both ends of which are wound around the body of the stopper in the same direction.

The ends of the tape or braid where they cross the top of the stopper may be covered with wax or other suitable adhesive substance, or, if desired, the entire mouth of the bottle may be covered with tin-foil or the like, in which event the terminals of the tape will extend below said covering, so that by pulling on said terminals the tin-foil will be severed, thus making it possible to open a sealed bottle without the aid of an instrument of any kind.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a combined stopper and extractor possessing many advantages over former devices for similar purposes and one which is com iaratively inexpensive to manufacture, besides being effective and reliable in operation and having capacity for long and repeated service.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. In a device of the class described, abottle-stopper having an extracting-strip permatle-stopper having a clip secured to one side thereof,and anextracting-stri secured to said of the stopper.

a. In a device of the class described, a bottle-stopper, a securing-clip provided with an eye or loop and having terminal prongs adapted to be driven into the stopper, and an extracting-strip secured to said eye or loop and adapted to be wound around the body of the stopper.

5. The combination with a bottle, of a stopper, an extracting-strip permanently secured to one side of the stopper and adapted to be wound around the body thereof, and means carried by the neck of the bottle for clamping said strip.

6. The combination with a bottle, of a stopper, an extracting-strip permanently secured to one side of the stopper and adapted to be wound around the body thereof, and a collar secured to the neck of the bottle and provided with oppositelydisposed spring-clamps adapted to engage said strip.

7. The combination with a bottle, of a stopper, an extracting-strip having an intermediate portion permanently secured to one side of the stopper and its opposite ends wound around the-bod y thereof, and a collar provided with oppositely-disposed spring-clamps adapted to engage the terminals of said extractingstrip.

8. The combination with a bottle, of a stopper, aneXtracting-strip having an intermediate portion permanently secured to one side of the stopper and its opposite end wound around the body thereof and extended beyond the top of the stopper to form terminal handles, a collar secured to the neck of the bottle and provided with oppositely-disposed loops adapted to receive said handles, and means carried by said collar for clamping the ends of said handles in engagement with the neck of the bottle.

9. The combination with a bottle, of astopper, an extracting-strip having an intermediate portion permanently secured to one side of the stopper and its ends Wound in opposite directions around the body thereof and extended beyond the top of the stopper to form terminal handles, and a collar secured to the neck of the bottle and provided with oppositely-disposed loops having depending spring clamping-arms, the handles of the extractingstrip being passed over the stopper and through said loops and having their terminal portions engaged by said spring clampingarms.

1(). In a device of the class described, a bottle-stopper, a securing-clip provided with an eye or loop and having a pair of spaced arms the ends of which are bent at an angle to the general plane of the loop and driven into one side of the stopper, and an extractingmy oWn 1 have hereto affixed my signature in strip hinting?"l an intermediate [{OI'iJiOIl passing the presence of two Witnesses. throug1 sai loop or eye iLIlC engaging the 7 J m W spacedarmsof the c1ip,said strip being Wound ANDRE 1 in opposite directions around the body of the W'itnesses: stopper. J. H. JoouUM, J r.,

in testimony that I. claim the foregoing as ARGHIBALD BULLooiL 

